Akira Inaba

Akira Inaba
Akira Inaba
	Inaba at a [ja] event in November 2015.
Native name	稲葉陽
Born	August 8, 1988 (age 33)
Hometown	Nishinomiya
Nationality	Japanese
Career
Achieved professional status	April 1, 2008 (aged 19)
Badge Number	269
Rank	8-dan
Teacher	Keita Inoue
Tournaments won	2
Meijin class	B1
Ryūō class	1
Websites
	JSA profile page

Akira Inaba (稲葉陽, Inaba Akira, born August 8, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.^[1] Inaba, together with Tetsurō Itodani, Masayuki Toyoshima and Akihiro Murata, is one of four Kansai-based young shogi professionals who are collectively referred to as the "Young Kansai Big Four" (関西若手四天王 Kansai Wakate Shitennō).^[2]

Promotion history[]

Inaba's promotion history is as follows:^[3]

2000, September: 6-kyū
2008, April 1: 4-dan
2011, March 8: 5-dan
2012, May 1: 6-dan
2013, August 16: 7-dan
2016, February 18: 8-dan

Titles and other championships[]

Inaba has appeared in a major title match only once: he was the challenger for the Meijin title in 2017.^[4] He earned the right to challenge Amahiko Satō for the title by winning the 2016-2017 Class A ranking tournament with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, thus becoming the eighth player in history to win the right to challenge for the Meijin title in his first year in Class A.^[5]

Inaba has won two non-major title championships: the 21st [ja] tournament in 2013, and the 70th NHK Cup tournament in 2021.^[6]

Year-end prize money and game fee ranking[]

Inaba has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's [ja] once: he finished 6th with JPY 28,010,000 in earnings in 2017.^[7]

References[]

^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ Murase, Shinya; Fukamatsu, Shinji (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan, Dōseidai ni mo Mare Meijin Chōsenken "Mada Jikkan Nai"" 稲葉八段, 同世代にもまれ名人挑戦権｢まだ実感ない｣ [Inaba 8d, earns the rare right for a player of his generation to challenge for the Meijin title: "It still does not seem real"]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ Mizota, Yukihiro (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan ga Meijin Hatsu Chōsen e Shōgi･A-kyū Jun'isen" 稲葉八段が名人初挑戦へ　将棋･A級順位戦 [Inaba 8d first time challenger for Meijin title, Shogi･Mejin Class A]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ "2017nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2017年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2017 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

External links[]

ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Inaba, Akira
Shogi Fan: Inaba will be the next Meijin challenger

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[Database-1] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[2] Murase, Shinya; Fukamatsu, Shinji (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan, Dōseidai ni mo Mare Meijin Chōsenken "Mada Jikkan Nai"" 稲葉八段, 同世代にもまれ名人挑戦権｢まだ実感ない｣ [Inaba 8d, earns the rare right for a player of his generation to challenge for the Meijin title: "It still does not seem real"]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[Promotion_history-3] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Shōdan Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽昇段履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[4] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Taitoru Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽タイトル履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[5] Mizota, Yukihiro (February 26, 2017). "Inaba Hachidan ga Meijin Hatsu Chōsen e Shōgi･A-kyū Jun'isen" 稲葉八段が名人初挑戦へ　将棋･A級順位戦 [Inaba 8d first time challenger for Meijin title, Shogi･Mejin Class A]. Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[6] "Kishi Dētabēsu: Inaba Akira Yūshō Rireki" 棋士データベース: 稲葉陽優勝履歴 [Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Inaba Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[7] "2017nen Kakutoku Shōkin - Taikyokuryō Besuto 10" 2017年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 [2017 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

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